Help Danita’s Children
Go to www.danitaschildren.org for more information about this important work.
Help Danita bring home the orphans of Port-au-Prince
Help Danita bring home the orphans of Port-au-Prince
Responding to the cry of the orphan in the aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake.
RECENT UPDATE:
February 3, 2010
Danita’s Children has taken in 48 new children, 10 with special needs. Danita and her staff have been blessed by a tremendous response of volunteers and financial support, and their immediate needs are being met. Thanks to all of you who showed such love and concern toward this effort! Visit Danita’s website for more detail about the children who have been rescued.
Help Danita’s Children
January 20, 2010
Dear Friends,
Danita Estrella, the Director of Danita's Children in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, visited our home this past summer. Leslie and I were privileged to share in a soul-stirring day with Danita, talking about Haiti and the plight of the orphans there.
Danita is the real deal - sort of a George Muller/Amy Carmichael mix. Like Muller, she really does live by faith, and like Amy, she possesses a spiritual thunder in her step. After all, when someone leaves all the earthly comforts of America and goes to live on a dirt floor in Haiti simply because she loves the orphans there . . . you can't help but see Jesus in her life.
Because of her long-term commitment to Haiti's vulnerable children, several orphanages at the epicenter in the recent Port au Prince earthquakes have asked her for help with their displaced children. Danita's answer is always, "Yes!"
As it stands today, displaced orphans from the Port au Prince disaster are being bused to Danita's ministry compound as I write this.
When I asked her how she envisioned this all working, she simply said, "God will take care of us. He always does."
If you are looking for a way to get involved in helping Haiti and practically assist in this disaster relief effort, then Leslie and I ask you to consider being a part of what Danita is doing. Maybe you are to be part of God’s solution to care for these traumatized, displaced children.
If you have the financial resources to assist Danita's work, I ask you to please consider giving to this relief effort. To donate to this urgent project, click here.
Danita’s ministry also needs volunteers to help with the massive influx of new orphans to her compound in Ouanaminthe. This Sunday, I am taking a team from our Ellerslie church to be the “first wave” of response to this need. But it is possible that many more volunteers are likely going to be needed in the upcoming weeks and months. And, as Danita put it, she is not looking merely for humanitarian relief workers, but for selfless, servant-hearted Christians, ready to impart the love of Jesus.
If you would like to be considered for one of our upcoming short-term relief teams to Haiti, please click here and follow the directions provided. Please note that we have a limited number of volunteer spots available so it is not guaranteed that everyone who applies will be accepted. And please also realize that those who volunteer will be responsible for their own costs, will be sleeping on floors and eating whatever the orphans eat – no typical American comforts will be available.
Each of the lives of these children is precious to the heart of God. We have an amazing opportunity to be His hands and feet to them. I hope you will consider joining us – financially, physically, or both.
He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. (Psalm 9:12) So we must not either.
For our Lord's glory,
